Okayama vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Okayama	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$960	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2437	$2103
🏠 One person rent	$375	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$788
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$733
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	68	82
😀 Quality of life	70	66
🏙️ Population	720K	5.38M

The cost of living in Okayama is 18% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5599th and 6353rd ($960 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 552nd and 3rd in Japan and Russia, respectively. Check Japan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Okayama ranked 485th best city to live in Japan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 2946th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Saint Petersburg

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	Okayama	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.25	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.66%	11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3983	$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2923	$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.9	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.2	$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.8	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.6	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9023	$6504

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Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$919
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1004
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$926
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$923
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$910
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$946
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$920
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$902
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$894
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$885
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$901
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$888
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$900
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$913
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$889
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$900
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$983
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$965
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$890
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$900
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$939
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1002
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$907
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$920
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$968
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$909
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$972
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1021
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$912
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$879
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1030
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1003
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$958
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$916
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$945
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$882
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1132
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1012
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1041
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1036

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$814
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$906
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1121
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1366
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1349
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1376
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1218
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$920
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1277
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$461
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1163
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1396
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1491
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1089
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1736
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1403
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1498
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$532
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1825
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1194
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1907
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1335
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$909
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1257
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1414
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1475
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1363
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$982
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1438